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[KJW #044] Our Healing Therapeutic Garden For Elders and Wellness Day was a total success.
Objectives of the Program:
Facilitating Social Inclusion and Creativity: Elders Designing A Healing Space At Their Own Community of Place.
Transforming A Beautiful Healing Therapeutic Garden For Elders And Caregivers With The Generous Participation Of Volunteers From Marriott Spirit To Serve Annual Community
Service Day.
Combining humor, interaction with nature, art therapy, breathing exercises and social inclusion for the well-being of
all community members.
Designing and implementing the PEACE CORNER in as many communities as possible for a better world.
 Every participant received some items to start their own PEACE CORNER.
A copy of the book "Most Of All They Thought Me Happiness" by Robert Muller, a PEACE CORNER plaque and a letter signed by Barbara Muller
explaining how the first PEACE CORNER was originated and inspired by her.
The message of the PEACE CORNER is for everyone to
focus on better ways to procure and nurture PEACE in their lives.
Knowing that PEACE is a personal experience and a process that matures with time.
The practice of harmony and opportunities to love people and nature,
opportunities to give and share love with others and ourselves.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A PHOTO COLLAGE OF THIS EVENT
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ERT, Elder Recreation Therapy
and
Better World Community Adventures
teamed up with
Byron House Assisted Living in Potomac, MD
and Marriott Spirit To Serve Annual Community Service Day
    to co-create together a
Healing Therapeutic Garden For Our Elders
Thank you to all Marriott employees for making a difference
for the better in our community.
After our pizza party we gathered in the garden for a group photo.
Marriott team from Marriott Northern Virginia Market Sales
which represent 27 hotels in the Northern Virginia area
and a second team from the Marriott Maryland Market Sales. Our elders from
Byron House Assisted Living in Potomac, MD and some staff members.
(proudly wearing crazy hats and big smiles).
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The benefits of a therapeutic garden for elders?
We are facilitating a healing place for contemplation, inspiration and renewal of the body, mind and spirit.
This will be a garden, full of life, to help everyone to stay healthy. A place for our elders to go outside of the confine of the physical building to be with plants, flowers, birds, a fountain, natural light, clean and fresh air, the blue sky, rabbits, rocks, doves and other animals. The garden is an invitation to explore, imagine, create, contemplate, socialize and connect with the spiritual self. This healing and therapeutic garden incorporates horticultural therapy into the program by combining and facilitating informal aspects of occupational and physical therapy. Along with creativity and social integration, the garden aids our elders and caregivers in the betterment of their well-being. Whether the elders are actually gardening (watering, weeding, and working in the herbal garden) orusing the garden as a space to try walking, group chair exercises, creative writing or simply visiting with friends or caregivers. A healing therapeutic garden also provides sensory stimulation, motor coordination, social integration and better connection with nature, a good source of 'life energy' or (chi).
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All participants were invited to design and wear a crazy hat during the program.
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Improving Our Good Sources of "Life Energy"
for the betterment of the body, mind and spirit
and the environment, our extended body.
PEACE CORNER
Please view here photo collages of previous PEACE CORNER
photo collage of PEACE CORNER with elders
facilitated by Better World Community Adventures.
(If you are interested in hosting a PEACE CORNER at your community, please contact
us at WEL@WorldElderLand.com
This is our community service project for a better world)
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Please send inquiries, requests for programs, speaker and consulting services to connection@kathyjward.com
Peace be with you!
Kathy J. Ward
President of WEL, World Elder Land™
President of ERT, Elder Recreation Therapy™
Therapeutic Recreation Consultant
National Assisted Living Administrator Certified
Board Member, Activities, Adaptation and Aging Journal
Ambassador of Happiness For Elders
Alzheimer's Association Speakers Bureau
Cell: (240) 393-5456
Connection@KathyJWard.com
www.KathyJWard.com/blog
www.elderrecreationtherapy.com
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